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Riley Reiff should be added to the list although it appears he’s gonna be an easy “cut” decision. Wonder why he’s no longer legit considering his 1st round pedigree? Surely he’d have been a better option for a stopgap this year?

Word. And despite his dismal stats, Wilson is still beating the Pack. It’s a good Sunday. ? And Trubisky came in a helped win against TB.

One silver lining is that GB is about to lose to the Jets…in GB. And puts GB at 3-3. Which means the Bears are one game back from them. ??

Word. ??

I would think if he had a better oline and WRs maybe?

Flus was probably the one who chose most of the coaching staff. At any rate, I’ve started watching this dudes videos (after someone here I think recommended it). He’s got some good points about Justin’s progress (and in some cases degradation). He talks early on about Justin’s progression reads then mentions a little about whether Getsy is the problem with play-calling. Haven't watched all of this video but plan on doing so to get a better perspective on things.

Yup. And Pettis (although he scored last night) isn’t much better. Dropped WAY too many catches for being in the league as long as he as. I’m more likely to forgive Jones but he should probably not be fielding punts anymore.

I’m still suspect of Johnson but perhaps his retuned helped others work on some of the basics they need to work on, like Gordon with his tackling (rather than getting burned on coverage) and Jackson being able to roam more (instead of having to cover the top end for Gordon). I’m assuming Vildor played CB or was he at NB? Saw he had some stats from last nights game. I didn’t get to see much of the game but based on what you’re saying, id think that might be part of it. (???)

Can’t say as I blame him. He was hit umpteen times and I only saw parts of the second and fourth quarters.

And now the sloppiness is starting to rear its ugly head. Lots of pure garbage all around (dropped punts, dropped passes, delay of game, missed tackles). This team came out of the gate with lots of promise at the start of the season. They seemed disciplined, full of energy (especially towards the end of the game) and although considered underdogs, played like they could win. Suddenly as we see this game begin to close out, the team is a shell of its former self...only five weeks removed. I optimistically went into this season with thinking they'd win 8-9 games, now I'm not so sure.

Curious why Schofield was in to relieve Jenkins before Patrick went out with an injury(?) Things were looking up at the beginning of the 2nd half...until Jones Jr. muffed another punt. Thankfully Wentz is looking more crappy than Fields is getting rushed/sacked/beat up.

I hope not considering Patrick is supposed to be the starting Center...at some point.

At the risk of being redundant, if Leatherwood does have Mono and got it back in early September he’s probably just starting to become symptom-free. Because it’s such an energy-suck illness it could take him another 2-4 weeks (or all of the 21 day window) to get back up to full strength. Even then his conditioning may be lagging for being game ready . I suspect we won’t see him on the field in the next few weeks. In a related note, I see the team is still holding at 52 (for the roster) with LB Adams on IR.

We might see Jaylon Johnson back and a play or two with N’Keal Harry. I’m hoping he adds another realistic option for Fields. Sucks that it’s a quick turnaround but at least it’s in Chicago. I have more confidence in Fields than I do Wentz at this point. Im not sure he’s the reason they’re losing but I’m certain he’s not the reason for winning .

Not to ‘beat the dead horse’ that is post-game analysis, but since a lot more people seem to be noticing the progression Justin is making, why not continue the vibe? Below is a link to a Bleacher Report story with three different analysis’ of how well Justin did Sunday. The Tom Thayer one is mostly focused on how Kmet is getting more involved and because of it, helping Justin get better. (I’m getting some Mahomes / Kelce vibes). One play he missed but I think was extremely pivotal in evidence of Justin’s improvement was late in the game (think a play or two before the game ending fumble). It resembled the second play Thayer talks about but this time the protection broke down and for half a second you could tell Justin thought about taking off and running. But instead, after talking a step or two he saw Kmet cross in front of him and dumped it for a sizable gain. There’s no doubt Fields is getting more comfortable and Kmet is becoming a big piece is that progression. Of course Mooney’s spectacular one-handed catch also helped. ?

Wasn’t sure where else to put this so I started one. Probably means we’ll see more of Sanborn(?). Think they’ll add anyone else, anywhere?

A sample of what Justin was (and has been) up against. Watch the whole left side of the line and of course Mustipher. (Of who I’m rescinding my support of).

Don't doubt that one bit. Especially if (when) Harry gets back and is productive. Of course at this point Pettis is making as good a case to get cut so there's that.

Despite having his own struggles early on Fields was asked about Smith-Marsette and his own struggles yesterday. JF is our QB guys….

Another positive spin: Bears have the same record as last years SB winner at 2-3.

How best to summarize this game? Short term loss, long term win. Bears came out the second half and played a helluva lot better than in the first half. Fields ended up being 15/21 for 208 and 1 TD 0 INT. Defense showed up with an INT and a fair amount of pressure.

Starting the second half a whole lot better than the first. Nice work Justin. Id be curious to see if the stats support the Bears being a better second half team. Seems they improve as the game continues.

And Pettis drops his third pass in a row. If you count the one he dropped last week.

The play calling (aka coaching) is also failing him. Both offensive starts we’re shit. The first one missing a player in the formation and the second was Mustipher hiking to Fields who wasn’t ready. There’s A LOT more going on than just Justin having a hard time learning to be a pro. And the D has been absolutely pitiful. There’s plenty of blame to go around.

In other news, the Giants BEAT the Packers 27-22.